THE OAK FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1092967 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WALTHAM FOREST ASIAN MOTHERS GROUP, WALTHAM FOREST SOCIETY FOR DISABLED ASIAN CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES

The organisation is established for charitable purposes and its principal objective is to provide support services to children and young adults with disabilities and their families (within the London Borough of Waltham Forest and its directly neighbouring Boroughs).

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£1.2m

Latest spending

£1.0m

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £156,991 for the year ended 31 March 2025, bringing total net assets to £868,307. The trustees confirm that the going concern basis is appropriate, noting that activities are dependent on continuing grant aid and voluntary donations, for which future funding has been reviewed. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: over £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)

“During the year, 1 staff has received the remuneration of over £60,000” — page 26

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“During the year, 1 staff has received the remuneration of over £60,000” — page 26

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: two months' operating costs (held: £37k)

“It remains our objective to build a general reserve sufficient to cover at least two months' operating costs - which currently stand at £156,400.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The charitable activities are entirely dependent on continuing grant aid and voluntary donations. Therefore, the going concern basis is dependent on the future flow of these funding streams.” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Barrow LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Top pay band moved from Over £60,000 (FY2024) to over £60,000 (FY2025).
Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2024) → going-concern doubt noted (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

CQC provider record: The Oak Foundation — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 14/02/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£1.2m

Total spending

£1.0m

Reserves (reported)

£7k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

The Oak Foundation: Good (15/03/2023) · CQC record

Trustees · trustee networks

Farhana Ahmedchair
Mohammad Naveed Sajjad
SHAZIA ALI

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Barking And Dagenham · Newham · Redbridge · Waltham Forest

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£1.2m	£1.0m
31/03/2024	£1.0m	£938k
31/03/2023	£856k	£798k
31/03/2022	£603k	£528k
31/03/2021	£612k	£399k

Common questions

Is THE OAK FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £156,991 for the year ended 31 March 2025, bringing total net assets to £868,307. The trustees confirm that the going concern basis is appropriate, noting that activities are dependent on continuing grant aid and voluntary donations, for which future funding has been reviewed. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Barrow LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE OAK FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the over £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds THE OAK FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE OAK FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include TRUST FOR LONDON, ST. MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS CHARITY, Rights and Security International.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
TRUST FOR LONDON	FY2025	£815k	Better Temporary Accommodation
ST. MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS CHARITY	FY2023	£486k	Restricted grant for Frontline Network and VRF
Rights and Security International	FY2022	£225k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	30/11/2005	£158k	Activities and Transport Scheme
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	22/06/2005	£173	"The Oak Foundation Will Use A Grant To Organise An Event That Both Commemorates The 60th Anniversary Of Ve/Vj Day And Highlights The Role Pl"
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/06/2005	£3k	Huntingdonshire's WW2 History

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST	1	£65k
THE FORBES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£50k
THE BAILY THOMAS CHARITABLE FUND	1	£30k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k
THE FEDERATED FOUNDATION (ALSO KNOWN AS THE BORWICK CHARITABLE TRUST)	1	£10k
THE ARCHER TRUST	1	£6k
THE NORTHWICK TRUST	1	£5k
THE HOLEHIRD TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with OAKFIELD (EASTON MAUDIT) LIMITED.

OAKFIELD (EASTON MAUDIT) LIMITED income £2.8m
GREAT OAKS CHARITABLE TRUST income £6.6m
THE LANCASHIRE FOUNDATION income £956k
OVERSEAS AID FOR THE KIDS OF SIERRA LEONE (OAKS) income £117k
SAO FOUNDATION income £812k
THE OAKLEA TRUST income £10.7m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE OAK FOUNDATION	£1.2m	over £60,000	1	unclear	—	noted
OAKFIELD (EASTON MAUDIT) LIMITED FY2025	£2.8m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GREAT OAKS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£6.6m	£70,001 - £80,000	—	below	—	no doubt
THE LANCASHIRE FOUNDATION FY2024	£956k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
OVERSEAS AID FOR THE KIDS OF SIERRA LEONE (OAKS) FY2025	£117k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SAO FOUNDATION FY2025	£812k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.